Former Presidential Candidate, Georgia Minister Herman Cain Dies at 74 Following Battle With COVID
Photo Credit: Gage Skidmore ATLANTA — Former presidential candidate Herman Cain, a political commentator who also served as an associate minister at Antioch Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia, has died following a battle with the novel coronavirus. “Herman Cain — our boss,
Philadelphia Community Upset After Exotic Dancers Hold ‘Stripper Strike’ Event at Park
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — A Philadelphia community is upset after a group of exotic dancers held a demonstration over the weekend in an open park. It happened at Malcolm X Park located at 51st and Pine Streets in West Philadelphia on Saturday. The
Ky. Pastor Keeps Jail Ministry Active in Midst of Pandemic
FULTON, Ky. (Kentucky Today) — Pastoring during the coronavirus has presented many challenges, and in some cases interrupted normal pastoral duties, such as hospital or nursing home visits. But Stephen Cavness, pastor of Fulton First Baptist Church, has not had his
US Supreme Court Declines 5-4 to Halt Nev. Rule Limiting Churches to 50 People While Casinos Open at 50% Capacity
Photo Credit: Luis Quintero/Pexels WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Friday to grant an injunction against a Nevada rule limiting church attendance to 50 people while casinos, bars, restaurants and gyms are permitted to operate at 50% capacity at
Chinese Police Demolish More Christian Homes in Building Used for Xiamen House Church
(International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that on July 22, local authorities descended on Xingguang Church in China’s Xiamen city in Fujian province for further demolition of Christian homes in conjunction to the house church. A month after local
Unprecedented Bail Demand for Iranian House Church Leader
(Article18) — The family of an Iranian-Armenian house church leader who remains in detention more than three weeks after his arrest has been told they must deposit 3 billion tomans (around $150,000) for his bail. This is twice the previous highest
False Report Against Pastor Draws Police Investigation Into Church in India
Photo Credit: Artem Beliaikin/Pexels ANDHRA PRADESH (International Christian Concern) – On July 5, an unidentified man, believed to be a Hindu nationalist, filed a false police report against a pastor in Andhra Pradesh alleging forcible conversion activities. The accusation was made
Pastor in India’s Karnataka State Forced to Vacate Home After Conversion Accusation
(Voice of the Martyrs) — An independent church pastor in India’s Karnataka state has been told to vacate his rented home, which was being used for worship gatherings. The pastor has to leave the house because radical Hindu nationalists have
Christians in China Detained for Distributing Gospel Tracts
Photo Credit: Tumisu/Pixabay China (International Christian Concern) – Across China, the act of passing gospel tracts on the streets has increasingly been targeted by the authorities, with Christians being taken away for administrative detention. A Christian in Jiangxi province recently told China Aid
Mother of Baby Found in Trash Can Outside NC Church Arrested, Charged With Attempted Murder
WILMINGTON, N.C. — The mother of a newborn baby that was found in a trash can behind a North Carolina church last Thursday evening has been arrested. Maryuri Estefany Calix-Macedo, 21, has been charged with first-degree attempted murder after her infant